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Philidor Defense: Philidor Countergambit

ECO C41 · 469 games · White to move

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 f5
52% White3% Draw45% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
dxe530464.8%
exf58417.9%
Nc3459.6%Philidor Defense: Philidor Countergambit, Zukertort Variation C41
Bd3112.3%

A further 25 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

How this line is reached

King's Pawn Game 1. e4King's Pawn Game 1... e5King's Knight Opening 2. Nf3Philidor Defense 2... d6Philidor Defense 3. d4Philidor Defense: Philidor Countergambit 3... f5

Other lines in this family

Philidor Countergambit, Zukertort VariationC41… 4. Nc3159Philidor DefenseC41…28,063Exchange VariationC41… 3... exd417,610Exchange VariationC41… 3... exd4 4. Nxd412,830Exchange VariationC41… 3... exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf64,872Lion VariationC41… 3... Nf6 4. Nc3 Nbd72,604Hanham VariationC41… 3... Nd72,568Morphy GambitC41… 3... exd4 4. Bc41,554Bird GambitC41… 3... exd4 4. c3826Nimzowitsch VariationC41… 3... Nf6638

All 20 lines in the family

Data: 4 million rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.